Medfield
Medfield is a public school district based in Medfield, Massachusetts, serving 2,478 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #115 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 496 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $19,861 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Medfield compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Medfield | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,861 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,966 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $53.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $54.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 181 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 369 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 310 | 372 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Massachusetts median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Massachusetts
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BedfordBedford | 2,513 | 4 | $22,029 | 11.1 | #111 |
| AuburnAuburn | 2,506 | 5 | $16,427 | 13.2 | #112 |
| FoxboroughFoxborough | 2,504 | 5 | $21,608 | 11.5 | #113 |
| NorthamptonNorthampton | 2,496 | 6 | $19,089 | 11.2 | #114 |
| MedfieldMedfield · this district | 2,478 | 5 | $19,861 | 13.7 | #115 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coopersville Area Public School DistrictCoopersville, MI | 2,487 | $11,558 | 16.6 |
| Hastings Area School DistrictHastings, MI | 2,481 | $10,074 | 16.5 |
| Prairie-Hills ESD 144Markham, IL | 2,473 | $14,963 | 21.1 |
| Emmett Independent DistrictEmmett, ID | 2,472 | $9,288 | 16.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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